Before continuing onwards inside the shrine, Liliana once again utilized her witchcraft.
She intentionally retracted the creeper plants to cover up the shrine again with their green stalks and foliage.
"If the grey divine spirit comes here, then we will let these kiddies block him. Incidentally I have also implemented barrier magic. Even though it isn't as sturdy as Erica’s senatus consultum ultimum, if it’s just for buying a couple minutes it can still play a substantial role.”
Godou should be able to guess his counterpart's intentions based on this explanation.
While wandering around within the shrine, Liliana delved more specifically into what she mentioned before.
"For the divine artifact that cult leader Luo Hao termed as the Crown of Saturnalia——I believe its origins lies not in Saturnus but a different god instead."
After walking along a corridor that was surrounded by stone from all sides, they encountered a staircase that led underground.
Of course they would head downwards from here. Like the setting sun changing its spot of radiance over the ground during dusk, the underground passage did not get any illumination. Through the use of magic, Liliana lit up the path ahead by summoning forth blue colored wisps.
"In fact, my familiar didn't sniff out the earth’s aura from the Crown of Saturnalia and Saturnus is clearly the god of earth's bountiful harvests.”
Speaking of which, he had previously witnessed this. Godou recalled the boat excursion from before.
"Kusanagi Godou, the immortality you are probably most familiar with are the divine traits of the Snake goddesses. Well, besides those, what other types of gods do you think utilize immortality?"
"......Surely they must be sun gods?"
With the emblem they saw in the courtyard and the direction this inquiry was headed, making this kind of connection was henceforth guided and should have been obvious.
"That's right. Despite the sun disappearing after sunset, in the morning it will reappear across the eastern skies. Although weakening during the times of winter, its strength will gradually recover following the approaching spring. The Sun and Snake both possess the divine attribute of immortality."
"In other words, that bastard Perseus still exists somewhere at the moment?"
Godou felt his previous suspicions have been answered. At the time, he did defeat Perseus at Napoli. However, having not gained any authorities afterwards, he believed the reason was Perseus was definitely still alive.
"If only that grandiose guy didn't bring trouble upon humans......"
Even though he always gave people problems, how could anyone hold everlasting hate towards the handsome divine hero.
Towards Godou, who recalled Perseus's sumptuous words and actions, Liliana said:
"The name of the god of agriculture originated from the appreciation of the year's bountiful harvests and the festivals praying for bountiful harvests the following year. The festival would be held at the end of the current year, using the winter solstice as the set date."
"......Going back to that, why does Saturnus get revived during the winter solstice?"
Godou spoke of the suspicions he harbored before.
"The current calendar and the calendar of ancient Rome's are different right?"
"Yes, in the wake of change in both the country and time period, the calendar utilized will also change. However Kusanagi Godou, the winter solstice is actually not influenced by that kind of behavior. The so-called winter solstice occurs when the night is at its longest during the year or when the day is at its shortest. In other words, it’s the day when the distance of the sun is furthest from the earth."
"I see. What's important isn't the calendar but rather the position between the earth and the sun."
As the two of them were conversing, they had already reached the bottom of the stairs. They finally arrived at their destination.
This expansive basement made out of stone was most likely used as a chapel.
At the center there was a black wooden coffin resting flat on the ground. An unusually intense magical power trickled out from the interior. Sensing this, Godou casted an eye signal towards Liliana.
After his partner nodded her head in confirmation, Godou placed his hand on the coffin's cover.
He hastily lifted up the cover. Inside was a human body that resembled a male at the prime of his life. On his face was a mask made out of gold with a distinctive lion design on it.
Furthermore, there was tattered yellow clothing on the body. In the past, it probably would have been a golden color.
He tried squeezing the clothing. Underneath was the physique of a robust male body.
After briefly coming in contact with the body, he could feel the body temperature transfer to his hands. Next, he checked for a pulse but was unable to confirm if there was a pulse for life. He then tried placing his hand by the heart. However, the beating ceased in this aspect as well.
He wanted to get the mask off but this was not an easy task. The mask seemed to be tightly bonded to the face.
"What the heck? Is this guy still alive?"
"No, it’s a dead corpse——the corpse of a sun god from the past."
Liliana responded with her judgment using a serious tone.
It wasn’t just her tone of voice, she even revealed a rarely seen distant gaze. It was obvious the spirit vision revelation was the result of her being affected by the magical powers released by the corpse.
"Furthermore, this is considered to be the main body of the divine artifact, the Crown of Saturnalia......In the past, the master who heretic Saturnus served......"
'Witch, do not speak any further!'
Suddenly, a voice came from above.
'Don't break down my fall from grace again! It's humiliating. It’s a history of defeat. My former defeats must be sunk in the abyss of darkness forever.'
The ground rumbled as it swayed, the walls shook, and the cries of the birds could be heard above the ceiling.
It was basically like an earthquake. Perhaps the cause of this was the arrival of the Grey One. If the basement collapsed from this, would the two of them be buried alive? Godou swiftly said:
“We better quickly escape. However, how do we deal with this thing?"
Godou contemplated as he looked down at the coffin lying there which held the sun god's corpse.
On the surface, the coffin would appear to be extremely heavy if they tried to carry it and it was uncertain if there was any value in doing so. However, leaving it here unattended seems improper as well——.
On the other hand, with a dissatisfied expression towards Godou who was deep in thought, Liliana said:
"Did you forget about the barrier I deployed not too long ago? Didn't I say that it could hold out for a couple of minutes? If the barrier isn't destroyed, the most that divine spirit can do is convulse the ground to this extent."
After being told this, he recalled. Liliana must have known something like this would happen in advance.
Towards the nodding Godou, the faithful knight went a step further and said:
"Kusanagi Godou, although the opponent is a divine spirit, it should be able to withstand for a few minutes."
"?"
"What I mean is, for the time being we should be fine!"
Liliana's face was entirely flushed as she shouted. What point was she trying to get across?
Godou reflected over this and then immediately figured it out. In short, she was referring to the action they had performed many times up till now. Godou could not help but attentively watch the shuddering Liliana whose lips appeared to want to say something.
Noticing Godou's line of sight, she suddenly hung her head down. However, she quickly gazed back up, seemingly to try and peek at Godou's facial expression. Liliana displayed a rarely seen prying glance as she looked upwards.
Seeing her seldom used expression, Godou's chest started to beat intensely.
Before continuing onwards inside the shrine, Liliana once again utilized her witchcraft.
She intentionally retracted the creeper plants to cover up the shrine again with their green stalks and foliage.
"If the grey divine spirit comes here, then we will let these kiddies block him. Incidentally I have also implemented barrier magic. Even though it isn't as sturdy as Erica’s senatus consultum ultimum, if it’s just for buying a couple minutes it can still play a substantial role.”
Godou should be able to guess his counterpart's intentions based on this explanation.
While wandering around within the shrine, Liliana delved more specifically into what she mentioned before.
"For the divine artifact that cult leader Luo Hao termed as the Crown of Saturnalia——I believe its origins lies not in Saturnus but a different god instead."
After walking along a corridor that was surrounded by stone from all sides, they encountered a staircase that led underground.
Of course they would head downwards from here. Like the setting sun changing its spot of radiance over the ground during dusk, the underground passage did not get any illumination. Through the use of magic, Liliana lit up the path ahead by summoning forth blue colored wisps.
"In fact, my familiar didn't sniff out the earth’s aura from the Crown of Saturnalia and Saturnus is clearly the god of earth's bountiful harvests.”
Speaking of which, he had previously witnessed this. Godou recalled the boat excursion from before.
"Kusanagi Godou, the immortality you are probably most familiar with are the divine traits of the Snake goddesses. Well, besides those, what other types of gods do you think utilize immortality?"
"......Surely they must be sun gods?"
With the emblem they saw in the courtyard and the direction this inquiry was headed, making this kind of connection was henceforth guided and should have been obvious.
"That's right. Despite the sun disappearing after sunset, in the morning it will reappear across the eastern skies. Although weakening during the times of winter, its strength will gradually recover following the approaching spring. The Sun and Snake both possess the divine attribute of immortality."
"In other words, that bastard Perseus still exists somewhere at the moment?"
Godou felt his previous suspicions have been answered. At the time, he did defeat Perseus at Napoli. However, having not gained any authorities afterwards, he believed the reason was Perseus was definitely still alive.
"If only that grandiose guy didn't bring trouble upon humans......"
Even though he always gave people problems, how could anyone hold everlasting hate towards the handsome divine hero.
Towards Godou, who recalled Perseus's sumptuous words and actions, Liliana said:
"The name of the god of agriculture originated from the appreciation of the year's bountiful harvests and the festivals praying for bountiful harvests the following year. The festival would be held at the end of the current year, using the winter solstice as the set date."
"......Going back to that, why does Saturnus get revived during the winter solstice?"
Godou spoke of the suspicions he harbored before.
"The current calendar and the calendar of ancient Rome's are different right?"
"Yes, in the wake of change in both the country and time period, the calendar utilized will also change. However Kusanagi Godou, the winter solstice is actually not influenced by that kind of behavior. The so-called winter solstice occurs when the night is at its longest during the year or when the day is at its shortest. In other words, it’s the day when the distance of the sun is furthest from the earth."
"I see. What's important isn't the calendar but rather the position between the earth and the sun."
As the two of them were conversing, they had already reached the bottom of the stairs. They finally arrived at their destination.
This expansive basement made out of stone was most likely used as a chapel.
At the center there was a black wooden coffin resting flat on the ground. An unusually intense magical power trickled out from the interior. Sensing this, Godou casted an eye signal towards Liliana.
After his partner nodded her head in confirmation, Godou placed his hand on the coffin's cover.
He hastily lifted up the cover. Inside was a human body that resembled a male at the prime of his life. On his face was a mask made out of gold with a distinctive lion design on it.
Furthermore, there was tattered yellow clothing on the body. In the past, it probably would have been a golden color.
He tried squeezing the clothing. Underneath was the physique of a robust male body.
After briefly coming in contact with the body, he could feel the body temperature transfer to his hands. Next, he checked for a pulse but was unable to confirm if there was a pulse for life. He then tried placing his hand by the heart. However, the beating ceased in this aspect as well.
He wanted to get the mask off but this was not an easy task. The mask seemed to be tightly bonded to the face.
"What the heck? Is this guy still alive?"
"No, it’s a dead corpse——the corpse of a sun god from the past."
Liliana responded with her judgment using a serious tone.
It wasn’t just her tone of voice, she even revealed a rarely seen distant gaze. It was obvious the spirit vision revelation was the result of her being affected by the magical powers released by the corpse.
"Furthermore, this is considered to be the main body of the divine artifact, the Crown of Saturnalia......In the past, the master who heretic Saturnus served......"
'Witch, do not speak any further!'
Suddenly, a voice came from above.
'Don't break down my fall from grace again! It's humiliating. It’s a history of defeat. My former defeats must be sunk in the abyss of darkness forever.'
The ground rumbled as it swayed, the walls shook, and the cries of the birds could be heard above the ceiling.
It was basically like an earthquake. Perhaps the cause of this was the arrival of the Grey One. If the basement collapsed from this, would the two of them be buried alive? Godou swiftly said:
“We better quickly escape. However, how do we deal with this thing?"
Godou contemplated as he looked down at the coffin lying there which held the sun god's corpse.
On the surface, the coffin would appear to be extremely heavy if they tried to carry it and it was uncertain if there was any value in doing so. However, leaving it here unattended seems improper as well——.
On the other hand, with a dissatisfied expression towards Godou who was deep in thought, Liliana said:
"Did you forget about the barrier I deployed not too long ago? Didn't I say that it could hold out for a couple of minutes? If the barrier isn't destroyed, the most that divine spirit can do is convulse the ground to this extent."
After being told this, he recalled. Liliana must have known something like this would happen in advance.
Towards the nodding Godou, the faithful knight went a step further and said:
"Kusanagi Godou, although the opponent is a divine spirit, it should be able to withstand for a few minutes."
"?"
"What I mean is, for the time being we should be fine!"
Liliana's face was entirely flushed as she shouted. What point was she trying to get across?
Godou reflected over this and then immediately figured it out. In short, she was referring to the action they had performed many times up till now. Godou could not help but attentively watch the shuddering Liliana whose lips appeared to want to say something.
Noticing Godou's line of sight, she suddenly hung her head down. However, she quickly gazed back up, seemingly to try and peek at Godou's facial expression. Liliana displayed a rarely seen prying glance as she looked upwards.
Seeing her seldom used expression, Godou's chest started to beat intensely.
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